03-28-2015, 01:42 PM
Sekker,
I've been using Apple products since the late 70s. To me, Apple was always the company that made the computer for the rest of us. Maybe not so much with the Apple II+ (which was my family's first computer) but definitely with the advent of the Macintosh.
Navigate the interface of the computer? Manage documents? Play a game? Write a paper? Add columns of numbers? Use a terminal program to dial a telecommunications service? Easy! In many cases you never had to crack open a manual.
I've seen the products evolve and, in some cases, change dramatically. Yet, despite that, I can navigate the interface of my computer, manage documents, play a games, write a paper, add columns of numbers, and far far more. And, do it with relative ease and without breaking out a manual. I say with relative ease since computers and their applications have evolved tremendously since the days of the Apple II+ and original Macintosh.
And, that leads me to the answer to your question... the answer is yes. Apple 2015 has definitely retained the core values. It's still trying to make devices that are accessible to everyone. We see that in the general product line. Even then, though, these items are getting more and more advanced and that's because people want their tech products to do a tremendous number of things. The days of the simplicity and limitations of the original Macintosh are long past.
But, Apple's customer base has evolved and expanded and Apple as a company is doing the same. The Apple Watch is just the most recent example of it. The Apple Watch will be a useful tech device and whose design and interface is accessible to the everyperson. For some, it'll also be a boutique item, something they can use but also show off to their friends, family and colleagues. Hence, the uber expensive versions of it.
I think of the Apple Watch like a car. Automakers have models for the masses and they have very expensive models for those who want them. Apple is doing the same with the Apple Watch.
I forgot to say... I'm kinda glad Apple isn't the same company these days. If it was, it'd be a company that is more limited in scope and we wouldn't necessarily have some of the awesome products that we enjoy nowadays.
Robert
I've been using Apple products since the late 70s. To me, Apple was always the company that made the computer for the rest of us. Maybe not so much with the Apple II+ (which was my family's first computer) but definitely with the advent of the Macintosh.
Navigate the interface of the computer? Manage documents? Play a game? Write a paper? Add columns of numbers? Use a terminal program to dial a telecommunications service? Easy! In many cases you never had to crack open a manual.
I've seen the products evolve and, in some cases, change dramatically. Yet, despite that, I can navigate the interface of my computer, manage documents, play a games, write a paper, add columns of numbers, and far far more. And, do it with relative ease and without breaking out a manual. I say with relative ease since computers and their applications have evolved tremendously since the days of the Apple II+ and original Macintosh.
And, that leads me to the answer to your question... the answer is yes. Apple 2015 has definitely retained the core values. It's still trying to make devices that are accessible to everyone. We see that in the general product line. Even then, though, these items are getting more and more advanced and that's because people want their tech products to do a tremendous number of things. The days of the simplicity and limitations of the original Macintosh are long past.
But, Apple's customer base has evolved and expanded and Apple as a company is doing the same. The Apple Watch is just the most recent example of it. The Apple Watch will be a useful tech device and whose design and interface is accessible to the everyperson. For some, it'll also be a boutique item, something they can use but also show off to their friends, family and colleagues. Hence, the uber expensive versions of it.
I think of the Apple Watch like a car. Automakers have models for the masses and they have very expensive models for those who want them. Apple is doing the same with the Apple Watch.
I forgot to say... I'm kinda glad Apple isn't the same company these days. If it was, it'd be a company that is more limited in scope and we wouldn't necessarily have some of the awesome products that we enjoy nowadays.
Robert